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APS/ATF/UNM Mentorship Program

The Mentor program is a partnership between the Albuquerque Public Schools, the Albuquerque Teachers Federation and the University of New Mexico College of Education.

The Mentor Program takes a comprehensive approach to providing qualified, site-based mentors for beginning teachers in the Albuquerque Public School District.

The chief role of a mentor is offering support and practical advice to beginning teachers based on observation and discussion of the beginning teacher's professional experiences.
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Program Goals:

• To provide beginning teachers an effective transition into the teaching profession
• To increase the retention rate of beginning teachers
• To have a positive effect on student achievement, and
• To create a more comprehensive mentoring program by bringing various efforts to support beginning teachers together in a more intensive district wide program.

Contact:
Linda Bluestein, Program Coordinator
505-880-8249, Ext. 176
bluestein@aps.edu